Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Train robberies -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Brigands and robbers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Other titles: October 6; Of rails and robbers
Description: Describes an event that took place on October 6, 1866, when thieves boarded the Adam Express Company car near Seymour, Indiana, demanded the keys to the safes and were successful in taking their valuables. This event is considered one of the first train robberies in the United States. Also features accounts of other train robberies that followed this event, identifies the gangs that were involved in this type of crime, and the establishment of one of the first detective agencies that specialized in the capture of train robbers and counterfeiters.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.